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Definition of Croupe
1. Noun. The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
Group relationships: Bird, Quadruped
Specialized synonyms: Haunch
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Definition of Croupe
1. Noun. That part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croupe
1. the rump of certain animals [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croupe
Literary usage of Croupe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... Difficulties—Private Correspondence—Considers a Presidential Tour improper—The
President and his Grandson—Anecdotes—Carrying a Kentuckian en croupe—The ..."
2. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"Ce cheval a une belle croupe, that horse has beautiful hind quarters. Il n'a
presque point rfe croupe, be has no rump—he is very poor. Monter en croupe ..."
3. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and (1800)
"... or take in, too little ground, and his croupe comes too near the center of the.
volt. •. .... croupe ..."
4. A History of Cavalry from the Earliest Times: With Lessons for the Future by George Taylor Denison (1913)
"... with as many infantry, carried en croupe, came up, and summoned them to surrender.
After a short parley they surrendered to the number of 14000 men. ..."
5. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"... up his croupe, or yerks out, fling your (boulders back, without turning your
head to one fide or the other, continuing the anión of the hand that holds ..."
6. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Improvements of the Latest by Abel Boyer (1849)
"Etre en croupe, mantar en croupe, to ride behind another on the same horse. ...
porte en croupe, horse that carries double. CROUPI, E, adj. stagnated. ..."
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